Middle East: International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) 13 will begin in Bahrain; representatives from more than 30 countries will practice minesweeping and escorting ships in the Persian Gulf (to 30MAY).

China: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu will pay an official visit to China at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (to 10MAY).

Japan: Rose Gottemoeller, acting undersecretary of state for arms control and international security, will visit Japan to discuss nuclear deterrence, missile defense cooperation, and arms control and nonproliferation issues with officials of Japan’s foreign and defense ministries (to 08MAY).

Russia: French Navy Frigate FNS Vendemiaire under the flag of French Joint Pacific Commander Rear Admiral Anne Cullere will make an unofficial port call in the Russian Pacific Fleet’s main base in Vladivostok (to 10MAY).

South Africa: Nigerian President Jonathan Goodluck will visit South Africa (to 07MAY).